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Profile for Patti Patterson, MD, MPH

Patti Patterson, MD, MPH

Biography

Dr. Patti Patterson is Professor of Pediatrics at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She is the only Board Certified Child Abuse Pediatrician in West Texas. Dr. Patterson has 30 years of experience in public health, including serving as the Commissioner of Health, Executive Deputy Commissioner of Health and Maternal and Child Health Director for the State of Texas. She was also instrumental in the development of the F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Dr. Patterson holds a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. She was a family medicine resident at Texas Tech Regional Academic Health Center in Amarillo. She is board certified in pediatrics, completing both pediatric residency and chief resident at the University of Texas Medical Branch. She also has a Master's degree in Public Health from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and a Bachelor's degree from Lubbock Christian University.

With a continuing concern for international health, Dr. Patterson has participated in 53 medical mission trips to Mexico, Central and South America, Eastern Europe, and Africa.

Research Interests

Social mission of medical schoolsAdverse Childhood ExperiencesChild AbuseGlobal Health and Medical Educationevidence based therapies for victims of childhood trauma